diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index fbe9dd9ced54..23194a77a768 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -2741,7 +2741,7 @@ static void __call_rcu_core(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_data *rdp,
 	 * If called from an extended quiescent state, invoke the RCU
 	 * core in order to force a re-evaluation of RCU's idleness.
 	 */
-	if (!rcu_is_watching() && cpu_online(smp_processor_id()))
+	if (!rcu_is_watching())
 		invoke_rcu_core();
 
 	/* If interrupts were disabled or CPU offline, don't invoke RCU core. */